China Demands Explanation From US on Embassies Buying Spy Equipment

[TaiShang]

China Demands Explanation From US on Embassies Buying Spy Equipment

24.12.2018


The statement comes after papers released by WikiLeaks exposed the "US Embassy Shopping List" database with more than 16,000 procurement requests by US embassies around the globe, including those related to spying equipment.

Beijing is surprised about WikiLeaks-released information on US embassies purchasing spying tools and wants Washington to explain the matter, according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying.

"I am sure that many of those who got acquainted with the information had the same question as I had to ask: why do American embassies buy so much secret surveillance equipment? For what purposes did they prepare it?" she told a news briefing on Monday.

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Hua said that the disclosed data indicated that the US is "globally engaged in covert surveillance which specifically pertains to its allies".

"I think Washington should give a clear-cut explanation to the international community on this issue", she pointed out.

Her statement comes a few days after WikiLeaks published the "US Embassy Shopping List" database, where it revealed more than 16,000 procurement requests by US embassies around the world.

For example, in an August 2018 procurement request for “Tactical Spy Equipment”, the US embassy in El Salvador asked vendors to provide 94 spy cameras, most disguised as everyday objects such as ties, caps, shirt buttons, watches, USB drives, lighters, and pens", the release said.

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"Similar spy cameras were also requested by the US Embassy in Colombia”, according to the document leaked by WikiLeaks.

Another purchase completed in November 2016 from Frankfurt am Main's Regional Procurement Support Office (RPSO) included a list of various items such as "software and hardware solutions for forensic examination of mobile phones".

The list also included "laboratory tool and hardware solutions for forensic examination of mobile phones", "software for expert evaluation and data analysis" from computers, etc. The items were to be delivered to the US Embassy in Podgorica, Montenegro.

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WikiLeaks' Twitter account also provided information regarding last year's request made by the US Embassy in Panama, which "sought licenses for Cellebrite's Universal Forensic Extraction Device (UFED) in order to extract data from the phones of people detained or arrested in Panama".

© AP PHOTO / CAROLYN KASTER

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In early July 2015, the German daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung cited WikiLeaks documents as saying that the US National Security Agency (NSA) did not just tap Chancellor Angela Merkel’s phone but also eavesdropped on the German Ministers of Finance, Economy and Agriculture.

The accusations came after US whistleblower Edward Snowden, who currently resides in Russia, claimed that the NSA has been spying on many European governments.

After he disclosed a number of US surveillance programmes in 2013, he had to flee the US where he was facing charges of espionage and theft of government property.

https://sputniknews.com/world/201812241070969627-wikileaks-beijing-us-spying-tools/

 

[zectech]

From the movie clue...

Col Mustard: Why is J. Edgar Hoover (head of the FBI in the 20s-70s) on your phone?

Mr Body/Butler: He is on everybody else's phone, why should he be on mine?

Even back in the 80s, Hollywood jews knew the FBI and other intel gathering agencies were spying on everyone everywhere. Stealing personal data and IP. It has only gotten worse since.

In the 90s, a jew invented (IP) a method of protecting IP from being stolen and data being stolen. The thugs in Washington stole the IP of the jew, made it criminal offense to develop the idea based on 'national security' because it would hamper data collecting and theft of everyone's data, conversations. And any other way to spy on the entire world, stealing whatever the Washington mafia wants

 

[TaiShang]

Regular Press Conference(2018-12-24), China Foreign Ministry

问：“维基解密”网站21号公布的一批文件显示，美国驻多国大使馆都曾购买间谍设备。今年8月，美国驻萨尔瓦多使馆发布一份采购需求，其中包含94件间谍设备，包括能安装在汽车里的夜视摄像头，伪装在钢笔、打火机、衬衫纽扣、眼镜等日常用品中的摄像头。美国驻乌克兰使馆则采购了录音机和隐蔽无线电设备等。美国驻法兰克福总领馆可能是美国在欧洲进行黑客行动的秘密中心。你对此有何评论？

Q: Papers released by WikiLeaks on December 21 showed that US embassies in many countries have been buying spying tools. For instance, in August, the US Embassy in El Salvador requested a list of items including 94 spying devices, such as night vision cameras that can be installed in cars and the cameras masqueraded as everyday objects, including pens, lighters, shirt buttons, and glasses. The US Embassy in Ukraine has stocked up on covert radios and voice recorders, among other items. The release also highlights that the US Consulate-General in Frankfurt is a covert base for US hacking operations across Europe. What is your comment?

　　答：相信许多看到这条消息的人都和我有着同样的疑问：美国驻外使馆为什么要购买这么多间谍设备？准备拿它们来做什么？针对的都是些什么人？用于什么目的？

A: I believe many people after seeing this piece of news will have the same question as I do: why do they need so many spying tools? What are they going to do with them? For whom and for what purposes are these items meant?

　　就在几天前，美国还纠集了几个盟友指责中国长期破坏美国网络安全。你刚刚提到的“维基解密”公布的这批文件恰恰证明，美方可能又自编自导自演了一出贼喊捉贼的好戏。

Just a few days ago, the US drew some of its allies together to accuse China of sabotaging US cyber-security over a long period of time. These papers released by WikiLeaks just proved that the US who is so good at a thief crying "stop thief" is putting on the show again.

　　相信大家对五年前的“棱镜门”事件还记忆犹新。根据披露的消息，美方在全球范围内进行大范围监听监控活动，包括美国的盟友。五年过去了，美方还欠世界人民一个交代。这次“维基解密”又曝出新情况，美方也应向国际社会作出清楚的解释。我也想提醒一下美国的那几个盟友，在网络安全问题上，不要好了伤疤忘了疼。

I believe the PRISM case is still fresh in our memory though five years have passed. According to the disclosed information at that time, the US carried out massive spying and espionage activities around the globe. Its own allies were also targeted. The US still owes the world an explanation to that. Now with the new information exposed by the WikiLeaks, the US also needs to clarify it. I also want to remind these allies of the US that on the issue of cyber-security, they should not forget what they have been through just because time has passed and the wounds may have healed.

 

[rambro]

The 5 eyes is a big cctv

 

[艹艹艹]

Are these spy devices from Nokia，cisco or Ericsson?

 

[atan651]

Thank Wikileaks for the revelation. Perfect reason to ban these foreign equipment vendors from doing business in China since they are colluding with the US government to spy on other countries.

 

[TaiShang]

Are these spy devices from Nokia，cisco or Ericsson?

May as well be Oracle.

US IT and IC companies are fronts for spying.

 

[Daniel808]

Are these spy devices from Nokia，cisco or Ericsson?

May as well be Oracle.

US IT and IC companies are fronts for spying.

Then we need to Ban all those sick fraud companies from selling their sh*t products to Chinese consumers.

China market is the BIGGEST in this world, that will make them bleeding hard and kiss China's government shoes

@TaiShang @long_

 

[Jlaw]

Then we need to Ban all those sick fraud companies from selling their sh*t products to Chinese consumers.

China market is the BIGGEST in this world, that will make them bleeding hard and kiss China's government shoes

@TaiShang @long_

What is China going to do about this?

 

[Nilgiri]

What is China going to do about this?

Demand more explanations...

 

[jhungary]

Demand more explanations...

Seriously, it is a dumb question.

US consulate is considered US territories, they can lure Chinese into US Consulate and/or Embassy and kill them (Like what the Saudi Did) and China cannot do anything but demand an explanation, which US may or may not give.

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Good about time someone humiliated these american fucks. They keep complaining about chinese spies . they should get a taste of their own medicine.

What is China going to do about this?

Chinese will spy on americans with ten times more efficiency strength and sophistican. About time someone stood up to the bad men.

 

[Kyle Sun]

Seriously, it is a dumb question.

US consulate is considered US territories, they can lure Chinese into US Consulate and/or Embassy and kill them (Like what the Saudi Did) and China cannot do anything but demand an explanation, which US may or may not give.

Like how Saudi killed Jamal? Since Wikileaks is really a pain on the *** of the US, you can get over it with the same solution.

 

[jhungary]

Like how Saudi killed Jamal? Since Wikileaks is really a pain on the *** of the US, you can get over it with the same solution.

Tried to lure Julien Assange a few time, he didn't bite. He went to Ecuadorian Embassy instead

 

[zectech]

Chinese will spy on americans with ten times more efficiency strength and sophistican. About time someone stood up to the bad men.

God Bless the Paisans.

This is how all Italian Americans would be thinking if the inner cities were not attacked and the ethnic Italian neighborhoods were still intact. Truth would spread like a wildfire.